cause 2003: from industrial revolution to… industrial ecology with amish, eric, and lauren
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History of IE
Robert A. Frosch Nicholas E. Gallopoulus
History of IE
• A system that "would maximize the economical use of waste materials and of products at the ends of their lives as inputs to other processes and industries." -Frosch, 1992
• Essentially mimics natural systems
Types of Industrial Ecosystems
• Local, Regional, National, Global
• Industrial Symbiosis
• The Eco-Industrial Park
An Eco-Industrial Park in Devens, Massachusetts
“We should leave to the next generation a stock of ‘quality of life’ assets no less than those we have inherited.”
-Devens Enterprise Commission
- Local opinion
- Government action
Major Characteristics of the Devens Eco-Industrial Park
• Material, water, and energy flows• Companies within close proximity• Strong informal ties between
plant managers• Minor retrofitting of existing
infrastructure• One or more anchor tenants.
Examples of IE
Common Sense IE:
Saving resourcesRecyclingBe efficient when possible
Why?
Fewer resources consumed lower operational costs
Less waste/trash lower disposal costs
Examples
• Liberal plans
• Using renewable resources• Wastes become new resources
• Efficient production
• Long-lasting design of systems
Kalundborg, Denmark
• Industries exchange wastes• Companies made agreements 70s –
90s• Asnaes – Coal-fired power plant• Statoil – Oil Refinery• Gyproc – plasterboard company• Novo Nordisk – biotechnology
company
Coal Power PlantProducts
• Electricity• Steam + Heat• Hot Salt Water• Ash• Gypsum
http://www.indigodev.com/Kal.html
Inputs:
•Coal•Surplus gas from nearby refinery•Cool Salt Water
Industrial Ecology in Kalundborg
• Saves resources:– 30% better utilization of fuel using
combined heat + power than producing separate
– Reduced oil consumption– 3500 less oil-burning heaters in homes– Does not drain fresh water supplies
• New source of raw materials– Gypsum, sulfuric acid, fertilizer, fish farmhttp://www.symbiosis.dk
Analysis of Lead, 1989, USA
• % Lead consumed for batteries = 78%
• In lead-acid batteries 700,000 tons out of 800,000 tons recycled, were re-processed and reused ~ (87%)
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309049377/html/77.html#pagetop
Automobile IE
• 65% of an automobile is comprised of iron and steel
• In 2001, 15 million tons of iron and steel were recycled from automobiles
• Can be used to produce 48 million steel utility poles
http://www.recycle-steel.org/cars/main.html
From the Junkyard
• Useable engines, tires, batteries, fluids, and other parts are removed for resale
• The body is shipped to a scrap yard• Magnets separate iron/steels • Scrap metal is sent to steel mills• New car bodies are made with at least
25% recycled steel• Other parts such tires can be shredded
and reused
http://www.recycle-steel.org
Why Aluminum?
• Can replace steel• Less dense than steel• Increased fuel economy due to
lighter automobiles• Less emissions• rusting
Aluminum Production
• Aluminum requires large amounts of energy to extract ~ 6 – 8 times more than steel
• However, recyclable without much loss
Aluminum Cans
• In 1998 879,000 metric tons of Aluminum cans were recycled (63% of all Al cans)
• Cans comprise less than 30% of Al products
• In 1998, 3.4 million metric tons of Aluminum were processed from recycled Aluminum (37%).
http://www.aluminum.org/Template.cfm?Section=Recycling
Summary of Autos
• Recycling steel and aluminum
• Replacing steel with aluminum
• Buying longer lasting automobiles with better fuel economy
• Using alternate means of transportation
The Economics of Ecology (or…covering your bottom line)
Pictures courtesy of http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm?PubID=3786 and http://www.kbnp.com/bl.htm respectively.
Monterey Regional Waste Management District Regional Environmental Park
• “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”• Hazardous Waste Mitigation• Reselling materials instead of dumping • Landfill Gas Power Project
Cape Charles Sustainable Technology Park
Create 400 Jobs in first stage of development for Local Area
* 27% below poverty line
Redevelop Brownfields
Government Subsidy
Natural Habitat and Infrastructure
Solar Building Systems, Inc.
Energy Recovery
Market FailureNegative Externalities
• Harm proportionate with output produced• Harm increases at an increasing rate with output
produced (synergistic effect)• Harm significant initially, increases at decreasing rate
with output produced Negative Externalities
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Economic Benefits of IE
• Hidden Resource Productivity Gains – Within Firm: eliminating waste
• Making plant more efficient
– Within Value Chain: reducing costs • Synergies between production and distribution
– Beyond Production Chain: closed loop• Eco-Industrial Parks and inter-firm relations
Benefits of IE to Corporation
• Revenue Generation• Cost Savings• Reduced Liabilities• Competitive Edge of
Regulatory Flexibility• Enhanced Public
Image• Market Leader
Barriers to Development
• Suitability of materials to reuse• High cost of recycling (internalize negative
externalities)• Information Barriers (must set up
reciprocal relationships between sectors)• Organizational Obstacles• Institutional Barriers (need fiscal and
regulatory government intervention)
Macro to Micro Scale of IE
• Macro: Industrial Processes as a whole
• Meso: Sector Interrelationships
• Micro: Individual Consumer/Producer Behavior
• “Conspicuous Consumption” and Conspicuous Waste
Photo courtesy of: http://www.cpm.ehime-u.ac.jp/AkamacHomePage/Akamac_E-text_Links/Veblen.html
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
• "President Bush is committed to increasing the productivity and wealth of the American economy and to ensure that all regions, states, and communities share in economic opportunity.“ ~ David A. Sampson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
IE: Other Examples